| canonical|date=December 2011 Canon (Latin canon from Greek"measuring rod, standard") may refer to any standard or convention. The corresponding adjective is canonical . English canon may also represent Latin canonicus "one who is canonical".
*Canon (basic principle)
*Canon (fiction), material that is considered to be genuine
**Western canon, the books, music, and art that have been the most influential in shaping Western culture
; Music
*Canon (music), a contrapuntal composition which employs a melody with one or more imitations
*Pachelbel's Canon
; Visual arts
*Aesthetic canon, a rule for the proportions of a human figure
*Film canon, the limited number of masterpieces by which all other films are judged
; Literature
*Chinese classics or Chinese canonical texts
*Canon of Dutch Literature, list of the most important Dutch literary works
*The Canon, nonfiction science book by Natalie Angier
*The Western Canon (book), book on the Western canon by Harold Bloom
;Religion
*Canon law, the body of laws and regulations made by or adopted by ecclesiastical authority
**Canon law (Catholic Church)
*Canon (priest), a Christian priest who belongs to one of certain chapters
*Biblical canon
*Canon (hymnography), a type of Eastern Orthodox hymn
*Canon of the Mass, the Eucharistic Prayer of the Roman Rite
*Penitential canons
*Taoist canon or Daozang
*PÄli Canon
*Chinese Buddhist canon
*Tibetan Buddhist canon
*Tanakh, sometimes referred to as the Jewish Bible Canon
As a proper noun, Canon may also refer to:
;toponymy
*Canon, Georgia, a city in Franklin County, Georgia, United States
*Cañon or canyon, a deep valley between cliffs
;brands and products
*Canon (company), a Japanese imaging and optical products corporation; produces Canon cameras
*Canon Communications, a media company headquartered in Los Angeles
*Canon (game), an online browser-based strategy war game
*Canon (manga), a shÅjo manga by Chika Shiomi |